ZIP 98858 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 98858 in Douglas County, Washington carries a composite property-distress score of 15/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 32 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (39/100), structural risk (32/100), mortgage stress (3/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (72/100)).

The neutral-phase market in 98858 posted values that rose 4.4% over the year, 2.2% off the recent peak, and 16% higher over three years, at 35/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Owners hold 72% of homes, renters 28%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Vacancy runs 11.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 875 housing units across 98858. Home values center near $259,300, an affordability ratio of 3.1× — accessible. 6.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 1,851 with a median age of 53. Rent burden reaches 33% of tenant households. Median household income is $76,667, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 16% bachelor's-or-above.

On balance 98858 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.